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Vehicle Details

Registration: NK04 FOT

Chassis: DAF SB120

Bodywork: Wright Cadet

Depot: Alpha Recovery, Weetslade

Livery: Go North East Red

Year new: 2004

Vehicle History

January 2016 Go North East This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
December 2015 Go North East This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Washington Depot. It is currently being dismantled for spare parts.
March 2008 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has received "The Centurion" branding, with sub-branding for services 75/76 and 85/86. This brand was first introduced to Percy Main services 305, 315/316 and 325/326 using Dennis Dart MPD, Dennis Dart SPD and Dennis Lance SLF/Wright Pathfinders in standard livery with logos applied, but a re-launch of the brand coincides with service changes effective 30th March 2008. As part of these changes, which coincides with a large cash investment into new buses, service 305 (Newcastle - Hadrian Park - Wallsend) will be replaced by "Citylink" service 58 operating with brand new Mercedes Citaros and "Wallsend Links" service 40, while services 315/316 will be re-numbered 75/76 and likewise 325/526 re-numbered 85/86.
February 2008 Go North East Photograph by Ahead of upcoming service changes, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Percy Main.
February 2008 Go North East Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain red base livery.

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April 2007 Go North East Having been delivered in a plain red base livery; this vehicle has now been repainted into a silver and blue base livery at Thornton Brothers, Ashington, and has also received "Cobalt Clipper" branding.
April 2020 Go North East Due to high passenger volumes on the Byker ASDA free shuttle bus service, this vehicle has been reinstated to be allocated to this service. This will allow for more adequate social distancing measures on the A1/A2/A3 services.
April 2016 Go North East This vehicle has had its sub-branding for "Fast Cats" services X35/X36 removed.
April 2009 Go North East This vehicle has received "Coaster" branding, with sub-branding for service 1 (Gateshead - Whitley Bay).
April 2020 Go North East Further service changes have taken place due to the reduced demand for bus services as a result of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. As such, this vehicle has been reinstated, and has transferred from Consett Depot to... see more
April 2018 Go North East Following completion of preparation for service; this vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot, for use on the private Jewish Scholars contract, replacing the elderly step-entrance Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties... see more
April 2016 Go North East Ahead of upcoming service changes, due to commence from Sunday 22nd May 2016, which will see "SimpliCity" service 2 reduced to a 15-minute frequency, this vehicle has had the frequency on the cant rail revised to reflect... see more
April 2020 Go North East Following completion of all required vehicle re-allocations; this vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been officially delicensed (SORN'd), enabling Go North East to obtain... see more
April 2019 Go North East In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2015 Go North East This vehicle has now entered service at Riverside Depot on "X66 Metrocentre" service X66.